As a fan of a wide variety of popular (and not-so-popular) music from the 1950s (and sometimes even earlier) up through the present, one of my bucket list projects for years has been to put together a list of my 100 favorite songs of all time. At some point I decided that, once I got around to figuring that out, I could put it out on a blog, for the infinitesimally small proportion of the Internet world that might be interested. So, here we are. While the Top 100 will be a major focus, I also plan to post on a variety of other musical (and occasionally non-musical) topics, in which you may or may not be interested. (If a particular posting doesn’t ring your bell, you’re only a few clicks away from a dancing cat video on YouTube.)

Friday, February 27, 2015

LP #22 Elton John – Tumbleweed Connection (1970)


I really liked Elton’s “Your Song” when it came out in late 1970, and I remember in early 1971 going to Murphy’s 5&10 in downtown Harrisburg to check out the album. When I got there, however, I found two Elton John LPs: the self-titled one that had “Your Song” on it, and another one, called Tumbleweed Connection. I’m not sure exactly what made me decide to buy the latter instead of the former (which I picked up later) – probably the cover art, possibly the song titles. Something must have attracted a lot of purchasers in addition to myself, as the album managed to hit the top 10 on both the U.S. and U.K. album charts without having any of its tracks released as a single.
 
It’s pretty impressive that two Brits could come up with such a great concept album about the American West before either Elton or lyricist Bernie Taupin ever set foot in the States. Apparently the work of The Band was a major influence.
 
Favorite tracks:
Come Down In Time
Where To Now St. Peter?
Country Comfort

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